Telecom Amnesty Opponents Back New Amendment

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "With the telecoms all but assured of amnesty for their participation in illegal spying, there's now one last amendment in their way — the Bingaman amendment. Because President Bush is unwilling to sign FISA reform without immunity, and because Blue Dog Democrats fear for their reelection unless FISA reform as a whole passes, most compromise positions are already off the table. So the new amendment seeks to sidestep part of the problem by moving it to a later date. It would put the court cases and amnesty provision on hold until a report is completed detailing exactly what happened, allowing Congress to consider denying amnesty at that time. There's an EFF campaign to support both this and the Dodd-Feingold amendment, which would strip immunity altogether."

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Re:What is the UN?

[drinkypoo]

The US is also largely responsible for creating it. We didn't play that part for good will, we wanted power, and we have it (as you say, UNSC.) The US is and long has been the muscle behind the UN, and we love to flex.